The driver arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a crash on the Dartford Crossing left a woman fighting for her life has been released under investigation.

Two vehicles - including a lorry and a car - were involved in the road traffic collision on the M25 between junction 31 on the A1306 at West Thurrock and junction 1A on the A206 at Swanscombe at 4.18am on Friday (November 3) morning.

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge was closed immediately and remained shut for nine and a half hours – causing travel chaos across Essex and Kent.

A statement from the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that the female driver of the car had been rushed to hospital with serious injuries to her head.

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Kent Police then confirmed on Saturday (November 4) afternoon that the 23 year-old woman from Essex remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition following the accident.

In the same statement from a Kent Police spokeswoman, it has been also been confirmed that a 25-year-old man from Croydon, who was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving, has now been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.